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# famine and sword
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Here the "sword" represents war. Alternate translation: "famine and war" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Then the people to whom they prophesied will be thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword
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This can be stated in active form. This means that whole families will die and people will throw their bodies into the streets instead of burying them. Alternate translation: "Then the people to whom they prophesied will die by famine and sword and people will throw their bodies into the streets of Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# their wives, their sons, or their daughters
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This describes who is referred to by the word "them," that is, everyone who died by famine and sword.
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# I will pour out their wickedness on them
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Here Yahweh speaks of punishing the people in accordance to their wicknedness as if their own wickedness were a liquid that he would pour upon them. Alternate translation: "I will punish them like they deserve to be punished" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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